Beatriz Souza

Beatriz Souza
Souza during the 2023 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26)
Itariri, São Paulo, Brazil[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight135.2 kg (298 lb)
Sport
Country Brazil
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2024)
World Champ.Silver (2022)
Pan American Champ. (2017, 2021, 2022,
( 2023, 2024)
Profile at external databases
IJF23953
JudoInside.com38156
Updated on 3 August 2024

Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [beaˈtɾiz ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; born 20 May 1998) is a Brazilian judoka. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the Women's +78 kg competition.

Early life

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Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza was born on 20 May 1998 in Itariri, São Paulo, daughter of the military veteran and ex-judoka Poscedonio José de Souza Neto.[2][3] She was raised in the coastal town of Peruíbe.

Career

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Her first medal was at the 2017 Pan American Championships, held in Panama City.[2]

Souza won a medal at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[4]

Souza won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5]

In 2024 Summer Olympics, she defeated Raz Hershko, winning Brazil's first gold medal in the Women's over 78 kg category, with Sarah Menezes as her coach.[6][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b CBJ profile page 26
  2. ^ a b c "Quem é Beatriz Souza? Medalhas, altura, peso e história da judoca" [Who is Beatriz Souza? Medals, height, weight and history of the judoka]. GloboEsporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Bia Souza: de superação ao ouro; conheça a medalhista olímpica" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 World Judo Championships results". judobase.org. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Beatriz Souza vence final do judô e garante 1º ouro do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). CNN Sports. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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